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bremsstrahlung

US/ˈbɹɛm.ʃtrɑ.ləŋ/

bremsstrahlung noun: the electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.

Noun

bremsstrahlung (countable and uncountable, plural bremsstrahlungs)

  1. The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.

bremsstrahlung meaning in Hindi and Indonesian

bremsstrahlung in Hindi

Translations
अवमंदक विकिरण avmandak vikiraṇ

bremsstrahlung in Indonesian

Translations
sinar abaran

Forms of bremsstrahlung

pluralbremsstrahlungs

Origin of bremsstrahlung

Borrowed from German Bremsstrahlung (“braking or deceleration radiation”), which had been coined in German by Arnold Sommerfeld from bremsen (“to brake”) + Strahlung (“radiation”) in 1909, and was first used in English by Arthur Edward Ruark and Harold Urey in 1930.

Words formed from bremsstrahlung

Questions about bremsstrahlung

What does bremsstrahlung mean?
Bremsstrahlung means the electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
What is bremsstrahlung in Hindi?
Bremsstrahlung in Hindi is अवमंदक विकिरण (avmandak vikiraṇ). See Bremsstrahlung meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is bremsstrahlung?
Bremsstrahlung is a noun.
How do you pronounce bremsstrahlung?
Bremsstrahlung is pronounced /ˈbɹɛm.ʃtrɑ.ləŋ/ (US).
What is the plural of bremsstrahlung?
The plural of bremsstrahlung is bremsstrahlungs.

Words near bremsstrahlung in the dictionary

  1. Bremner
  2. Bremners
  3. Bremoaner
  4. Bremoaners
  5. Brems
  6. bremsstrahlung
  7. bremsstrahlungs
  8. bren
  9. Bren gun
  10. Bren guns
  11. Brenaissance

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